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Union wins round in teachers' right-to-work dispute
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/viewart/20140107/NEWS/301070034/Union-wins-round-teachers-right-work-dispute
Written by Ed White
An unusual 10-year agreement that protects union dues in a Detroit-area school district should stand, a state labor judge said.
The deal was made early last year, just weeks before Michigan’s right-to-work law took effect in March. The law prohibits forcing public and private workers to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment.
The Taylor school district and Taylor Federation of Teachers agreed to a 10-year side contract that forces teachers to pay dues or a service fee. The deal was challenged by three teachers. They want it thrown out or shortened to three years.
An administrative law judge, Julia Stern, recommended that the Michigan Employment Relations Commission dismiss the complaint. She said there’s nothing illegal about Taylor and the union reaching a deal before the new laws began in late March.
FULL story at link.